Cool sources of information
In keeping with the tradition of internet sources I give to you the gold standard in open source investment information, http://www.investopedia.com. This is your go to place for up to date information on the rules, regulations, and definitions of the game. The site hosts a whole encyclopedia of financial terms and jargon. In addition the site has a host of tools for the budding trader including financial calculators and stock market simulators.
What? Still not enough to wet your pallet? How about you check out any one of the numerous canned lectures on the finer points of trading for new and experienced traders alike. Stocks, derivatives, options and margins, find info on it here, find it for free. Each page hooks you up with newest headlines involving what your researching, keeping you in the present as you expand your knowledge of the past. So, the next time you realize that you don’t know enough to know what you need to know, swing by Investopedia, it’ll point you in the direction you need to go.